Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Richard Jacqueline Marshall (June 16, 1895 - August 3, 1973) was a Major General in the US Army. He served in the 1st Division during World War I and became the Chief of Staff of Army Forces in the Pacific by the end of World War II. Table of contents 1 Early Life 2 Military Career 3 Military Decorations 4 Burial Early Life Marshall was born in Markham, Virginia Military Career 1907 - 1911 -- Attends Norfolk Academy 1915 -- Graduates from the Virginia Military Institute November 28, 1916 -- commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant 1927 -- Graduates from the Quartermaster School 1934 -- Graduates from the Command General Staff School 1935 -- Graduates from the Army Industrial College 1936 -- Graduates from the Army War College December 1939 -- Assistant Military Advisor to the Commonwealth Government, Manila, the Philippines, under General MacArthur July 29, 1941 -- becomes Deputy Chief of Staff, US Army Forces - Far East December 1941 -- promoted to Brigadier General August 8, 1942 -- promoted to Major General 1945 -- Chief of Staff - Army Forces in the Pacific 1946 -- retires from the Army 1946 - 1952 -- Serves as superintended of the Virginia Military Institute Military Decorations Distinguished Service Cross Distinguished Service Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters Silver Star Legion of Merit Distinguished Service Star of the Philippines with Oak Leaf Cluster Officer of the Legion of Honor of France Grand Officer of Orange Nassau with Crossed Swords Burial Marshall is buried in Section 7 of Arlington National Cemetery. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.